The EU responds to the US: "We decide on digital taxes."

"We are not changing our rules and our right to regulate independently in the digital space. The White House statement states that we confirm that we will not adopt or maintain network usage fees and that we will maintain zero customs duties on electronic transmission. This is correct, but this does not interfere with the regulatory space," said the European Commission Trade Commission spokesperson, asked about the White House's statement that the EU has committed not to introduce taxes on Big Tech as part of the tariff agreement.

"We have the sovereign right to legislate in our digital space and will continue to do so. The Digital Services Act has nothing to do with censorship. On the contrary, it protects freedom of expression," said EU spokesperson Thomas Regnier, responding to US censorship accusations in a document released Friday on the DSA, the EU law that imposes transparency and accountability obligations on Big Tech in content moderation. In yesterday's meeting with the chairman of the US Congressional Judiciary Committee, Jim Jordan, the EU vice president "clarified some misunderstandings," the spokesperson emphasized.